[ Thanks to James
Ferguson for this link. ]
“Virus-infected computers that pose a risk to other PCs
should be blocked from the net, a senior researcher at software
giant Microsoft suggests.“The proposal is based on lessons from public health, said Scott
Charney of the firm’s Trustworthy Computing team.“It is designed to tackle botnets – networks of infected
computers under the control of cybercriminals.“Putting machines in temporary quarantine would stop the spread
of a virus and allow it to be cleaned.”